On DoD: Army seeks to integrate cyber approach to electronic warfare efforts

On this week’s edition of On DoD, a focus on electronic warfare in the U.S. Army, including how the Army developed a more formalized and refined capacity for conducting warfare through the electromagnetic spectrum during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how EW interrelates with military cyberspace operations. The Army is currently considering the creation of a cyber center of excellence, which, among other functions, could help integrate the training and doctrine of the Army’s nascent cyber force with its more established electronic warfare force.

Jared Serbu’s guest for the full hour this week is Col. Jim Ekvall, the chief of the electronic warfare division at Army headquarters.

On DoD focuses on the programs and policies that affect the Defense Department. Each week, Defense Reporter Jared Serbu speaks one-on-one and in depth with the people responsible for managing the inner workings of the federal government's largest department, and those who know it best.